Gospel: Luke 12:35-38
Jesus said to his disciples: “Gird your loins and light your lamps and be
like servants who await their master’s return from a wedding, ready to open
immediately when he comes and knocks. Blessed are those servants whom the
master finds vigilant on his arrival. Amen, I say to you, he will gird himself,
have them recline at table, and proceed to wait on them. And should he come in
the second or third watch and find them prepared in this way blessed are those
servants.
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Reflection:
There’s no substitute for being ready or prepared. For example, death
this is the most dreaded occurrence that no one wants to experience among us.
But whether we like it or not it will come to us we just don’t know when.
Being ready for what may happen gives us that sense of security. Whatever
comes our way we are prepared and we will accept it. For the reason that we
have been preparing for it for so long. In whatever aspect of life preparation
is essential and this is what the gospel is telling us today.
We who are all servants of God should always be prepared for any
eventualities that may come our way. The best preparation that we could ever do
is to always be in touch with Jesus through the Sacraments, prayers and by our attendance
at Holy Mass. Do you always submit yourself to the Sacrament of
Reconciliation/Confession? Are you prayerful? Do you always make yourself
available for Holy Mass?
In the gospel Jesus told the disciples that they must always be prepared;
He used the parable of the master’s return from a wedding as an example.
Therefore we too should always be prepared for anything in our life. And the
best preparation is to have a personal friendship with Jesus.
Are you always prepared? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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